Ross Kenseth
Ross Kenseth (born May 25, 1993) is an American stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the Blizzard Series. He is the son of 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth. He has competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, ARCA Midwest Tour, CRA Super Series and ARCA Racing Series.
| Ross Kenseth | |||||||
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Kenseth in 2015 | |||||||
| Born | May 25, 1993 Appleton, Wisconsin, US | ||||||
| Related to | Matt Kenseth (father) | ||||||
| CRA Super Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2010 | ||||||
| Current team | Ross Kenseth Racing | ||||||
| Car number | 25 | ||||||
| Starts | 32 | ||||||
| Wins | 7 | ||||||
| Poles | 2 | ||||||
| Best finish | 15th in 2013 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2020 2012 2010–2011 2007–2009 | Blizzard Series PASS South ARCA Midwest Tour Big 8 Late Model Series | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2009 2011 | Big 8 Late Model Series Red, White and Blue State Championship | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 54th | ||||||
| Best finish | 54th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Owens Corning AttiCat 300 (Joliet) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 DAV 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 100th | ||||||
| Best finish | 100th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 14, 2015. | |||||||
Early life
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Kenseth attended college at Clemson University. He is the first child and only son of Matt Kenseth. He has four younger half-sisters from his father’s marriage.[1]
In late 2015, Kenseth announced his engagement to Amber Odom.[2] After moving on from racing, Kenseth became an accountant, moved to Miramar Beach, Florida with Odom, and had a daughter with her.[3]
Racing career
Kenseth raced primarily in his native Wisconsin and elsewhere in the Midwest early in his career. He began by racing for one season in a legends car before moved up into late models at Columbus 151 Speedway as a 14-year-old.[4] He won the 2009 Big 8 Late Model Series championship by leading the entire final race at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway's Oktoberfest 48 race.[5][6] The series tours Wisconsin and northern Illinois. It was his fifth race win that season and seventh overall in the series.[6] Kenseth qualified the second fastest for the Snowball Derby in December 2009.[7] In 2011, Kenseth finished first in the Red, White and Blue State Championship at Wisconsin International Raceway.[8] In 2012, Kenseth won the Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway and the All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.[9]
Before the start of the 2013 racing season, Kyle Busch offered Kenseth a ride in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for that year, but no deal was reached.[9] Kenseth made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series in August 2013,[10] driving at Madison International Speedway in a car owned by Ken Schrader.[11] Kenseth won the pole for the event,[12] and finished sixth in the race.[13]
Kenseth competed in the CRA Super Series in 2014, driving for Boyne Machine Racing; he took the year off from his studies at Clemson and moved to Michigan to be closer to the team.[14] In September Kenseth announced that he would make his superspeedway debut in the ARCA season finale at Kansas Speedway in October.[15]
On April 17, 2015, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Kenseth would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Chicagoland Speedway on June 20.[16] Rain forced the race to be postponed by one day; Kenseth qualified second-fastest, led the opening lap, and finished in sixth place in his first NASCAR-sanctioned event.[17] On October 20, Kenseth joined Hattori Racing Enterprises for his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway.[18]
Kenseth got back behind the wheel in 2020, driving a Blizzard Series race at Five Flags Speedway.[19]
Personal life
Kenseth ended his racing career in 2016 and became an accountant for a real estate firm in Miramar Beach, Florida.[20]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | |||
| 2015 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI 6 | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | 54th | 50 | |||||
| Hattori Racing Enterprises | 80 | Toyota | PHO 33 | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 18 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 17 | TEX | PHO | HOM DNQ | 100th | 01 | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD 6 | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 94th | 220 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Hixson Motorsports | 3 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN 3 | 76th | 215 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH 1* | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN 4 | KAN | 51st | 450 | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Sawchik, Travis. "Ross Kenseth: Fastest man on Clemson's campus following father’s footsteps in auto racing". September 19, 2012. Charleston, SC: The Post and Courier. Accessed 2013-08-14.
- ^ Richter, Josh (December 31, 2015). "She said yes! Matt Kenseth's son, Ross, announces engagement". Foxsports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Geyer, Koty (March 24, 2020). "Where Are They Now? A Look at What Ross Kenseth is Up To". Speed51. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Columbus 151 Speedway 2007 Racing Program dated August 24, 2007, Retrieved September 1, 2007
- ^ Thomas, Howard. "NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Matt Kenseth's son Ross to race in Kalamazoo Klash". July 20, 2011. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Gazette. Accessed 2013-08-14.
- ^ a b Kuehne, Jordan. . Speed 51. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ Secola, Jamie (2009-12-05). . Pensacola News Journal. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Matzek, Joe. "Ross Kenseth joins father, Matt, as Red, White & Blue champion after finishing third in late model feature at Wisconsin International Raceway". August 19, 2011. Appleton, WI: The Post-Crescent. Accessed 2013-08-14.
- ^ a b Spencer, Lee. "Kyle Busch hopes to sign Ross Kenseth". November 2, 2012. SPEED Channel (Fox Sports). Accessed 2013-08-14.
- ^ Estrada, Chris. "Ross Kenseth, son of NASCAR champ, ready for ARCA debut". August 13, 2013. NBC Sports. Accessed 2013-08-14.
- ^ Kallmann, Dave (August 22, 2013). "Another Kenseth making his move in racing". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Madsen, Tamira (August 24, 2013). "Ross Kenseth will make ARCA debut Sunday at Madison International Speedway". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Teenager wins ARCA race at MIS; Ross Kenseth finishes sixth". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. August 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ Kaminski, Steve (May 15, 2014). "Chasing dreams: NASCAR champ's son moves to Grand Rapids area after joining Jenison team". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, MI. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ^ Utter, Jim (September 26, 2014). "Motorsports Notebook: Garage providing Stewart some shelter". That's Racing. Charlotte, NC: The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ^ "Another Kenseth Joins Joe Gibbs Racing". National Speed Sport News. Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ^ Turner, Jared. "Ross Kenseth, son of Matt Kenseth, impressive in XFINITY Series debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ Spencer, Lee (October 20, 2015). "Ross Kenseth to test NASCAR Truck". Motorsport.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Geyer, Koty (September 14, 2020). "Ross Kenseth Getting Back in the Driver's Seat". Speed51. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ Geyer, Koty (March 24, 2020). "Where Are They Now? A Look at What Ross Kenseth is Up To". Speed51. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
External links
- Ross Kenseth driver statistics at Racing-Reference